Background
Majette, Denise was born on May 18, 1955 in Brooklyn. Daughter of Voyd and Olivia Majette.
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Denise Majette
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Education
Bachelor, Yale University, 1976. Juris Doctor, Duke University, 1979.
Career
Attorney Legal Aid Society Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 1981—1983. Law assistant Georgia Court Appeals, 1984—1989. Partner Jenkins Nelson & Welch, 1989—1992.
Special assistant attorney general State of Georgia, 1991—1992. Administrative law juste Georgia State Board Workers' Compensation, 1992. Judge State Court of DeKalb County, 1993—2002.
Congresswoman 4th District Georgia United States House Representatives, 2003—2005. Broker Chapman Realty, Brunswick, Georgia, since 2008.
Achievements
Membership
Graduate Leadership DeKalb, 1992. Member Kidney Caucus. Former committee member Miller Grove Parent-Teachers Association.
Past member vestry Episcopal Church of Holy Cross. Former president DeKalb Lawyers Association. Member Childcare Committee Young Men’s Christian Association, Decatur.
Member advisory board Junior League DeKalb County. Member Congressional Black Caucus, Congressional Caucus on India and Indian Americans. Member steward board Antioch African Methodist Episcopal Church.
Connections
Married Rogers Mitchell Majette. 2 children.
Awards
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Recipient Judge's Community Recognition award, Black Law Students' Association, Georgia State University College Law, 2001, You Go Girl award, Georgia Association Black Women Attorneys, 2003.Recipient Judge's Community Recognition award, Black Law Students' Association, Georgia State University College Law, 2001, You Go Girl award, Georgia Association Black Women Attorneys, 2003.